The NCDC, via its latest epidemiological report, said the positive cases of the disease were reported in Ondo (5) and Bauchi (1), while the death was in Ondo.
There had been 815 suspected cases, 318 confirmed cases and seven deaths from monkeypox in the country in 2022.
Popularly called ‘Iya Kamo’, the woman was delivered of a set of twins, a boy and a girl, at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Ido-Ekiti.
The vaccine prevents infection with the SARS CoV-2 virus in individuals aged 18 years and above, as a primary and heterologous booster dose.
Bisi Fayemi, Ekiti’s first lady, on Thursday inaugurated more sexual assault referral centres (SARC) for victims of sexual assault.
WHO has unveiled a new initiative to stop the spread of an invasive mosquito species, anopheles stephensi, in Africa.
The video also showed the child’s lifeless body on a stretcher with the father crying beside him.
Kanu said that the foundation was using the day to create awareness on the prevention and treatment of heart-related problems.
Five human contacts have been line listed, vaccinated and currently under surveillance.
The veterinarian said dog bites account for 99 per cent of rabies infections in humans, hence the need for awareness creation to control the disease.
